Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-01

the attempt. During the illness of Senator
Mitchell of Pennsylvania, the chairman o.
the Pension committee, most of his WORK
fell upon Sawyer's shoulders He astonishec
the Senate with report after report, and dis
patched the pension matters in such lively
fashion that the Senators began to wonder
how he was able to produce such results
The mystery was explained later when one
inquiring Senator who called at Sawyer's
house reported that the Wisconsin man had
dozen clerks there at work night and day
clearing up the cases which had been sub
mitted to the Pension committee. He is a
lumberman and not lawyer, but having no
end of horse-sense he found but little diff
Guilty in arriving at the correct solution of
even the most complicated and difficult cases.
Stanford, OF California, is another heavy
man. He looks like Grant and resembles
him more in manner than any man now in
public life. Stanford is reported to be worth
eighty million dollars and has no one to
leave it to, his only son dying several years
since in Rome. In some quarters he is seri-
ously mentioned as a possible candidate of
the Republican party for President in 1888.
Stanford is New Yorker by birth, claiming
Albany as the place OF his nativity. Early
in life he removed to Wisconsin, but in 1852
he went to California, where he has remained
ever since. AS a sample of his wonderful
executive ability, it need only be mentioned
that he was president of the Central Pacific
railroad, and superintended its construction
over the mountains, building five hundred
and thirty miles of it in two hundred and
ninety-th1ee days.
Wedding Breakfast and Dinner.
Philadelphia Letter to the Chicago, Tribunel
The most magnificent wedding breakfast
that I have ever known of in town took
place the other day on the occasion of the
marriage of the son of wealthy haberdash-
er, the father himself being identified with
religious movements rather more closely per-
haps than any other man in the city, and
equally well known for his anti-liquor views.
The breakfast was served in the rear draw
ing-room in the residence of the BRIDES pa
rents. The room itself was beautifully dec
GRATED. The bride was very fond of la
France roses and told the decorator that she
wished to feel that on her marriage morn she
should walk on the beautiful flo vers of that
variety The decorator did his best to
please her. The roses were everywhere. An
immense fanlike design formed of them
hung between two windows at the head of
the table. They were placed in vases all
round the rooms and on tables, stands and
brackets in the adjoining apartments and
Railways. The only exception was the man
tel-piece, which was completely hidden in
bride roses. The breakfast table was COW
cred with hundreds of la France buds,
scarcely space enough being left for the
plates and glasses. On these again corsage
bouquets of orchids were laid for the brides
maids. The cost of the breakfast table and
the decorations was more than two thousand
dollars, and be it observed the breakfast was
a strictly family one, all the guests with the
exception of some of the ushers and brides
maids being relatives
A night or two before the wedding the
groom gave dinner-reversing the usual
order-to his ushers that cost nearly thou
sand dollars, though there were only ten
guests present. The dinner took place at
the Hotel Bellevue, an extremely fashionable
establishment that PhiladelDhians rate seve-
raj degrees above Delmonico's. 1t was
served in what was called 'fan autumn bow
err in the big banquet ROOM A pavilion
inclosed in trellis work was erected in the
middle of the room ana chsrmingly adorned
with autumn leaves, flowers and fruits. Two
hundred pounds of grapes hung from the
roof in great clusters. so arranged as to imi-
tate nature perfectly. In the bower the table
was spread and the guests seated. All the
room outside was filled with plants and foli-
age. Great limbs of trees were deftly ar
ranged against the walls, and here and there
bronze statue glimmered family among the
leaves. The body of the room was filled in
with chrysanthemums, a long zigzag walk
lightly strewn with galy tinted autumn
leaves leading in among them. Service was
by candle-light altogether, the effect being
extremely picturesque, the red shades of the
candles contrasting charmingly with the
deep green background. As a finishing
touch to the sensuousness of the scene, an
orchestra of strings played behind a screen
of eedars and was completely invisible to the
guests. 1t is not surprising that the dinner
fad al h0rrs